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27 Jul 22, Cynthia Maniglia (USA - Zone 9b climate)

I sowed mine yesterday indoors under grow lights and will plant in the flower beds after they get bigger and acclimate them to the heat. I saved seeds from broccoli plants I had in the bed last fall that I let go to seed. I would give yours morning sun and afternoon shade until temps get a lottle cooler.

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18 May 21, (USA - Zone 10a climate)

I live in zone 10. It is now May and my broccoli has, of course, stopped producing. If I leave them in their pots thru the sumner, will they produce again in the fall?

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28 Jul 23, dz (USA - Zone 10a climate)

I also have broccoli in containers that never produced well - they bolt - and stopped flowering when it got too warm, but are still alive, and one has recently started some new green leaf growth, so I will keep tending them and see if they produce any edible heads this winter.

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02 May 21, mary Olenick (Canada - Zone 5b Temperate Warm Summer climate)

I tried to grow broccoli once in garden boxes. they grew very tall and spindly but the heads didn't amount to much. What am I doing wrong?

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04 May 21, (New Zealand - temperate climate)

They were probably too crowded together and not enough light. Broccoli need about 25 - 30 cm square each as a minimum.

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28 Feb 21, Richard (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi, how soon should I net my broccoli if at all? Thank you

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01 Mar 21, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)

Any time after planting. Rain is the starting point of insects and grubs so keep an eye on them after rain. I would net after the last weeding you are going to do.

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15 Feb 21, Wayne (Australia - temperate climate)

Can I plant broccoli in the same bed as tomatoes after I have removed the used tomato plants. Also my Broccoli grew big and leafy but the fruit itself bolted and flowered immediately???? They were very well watered and a mild summer here?

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16 Feb 21, Anonymous (Australia - temperate climate)

You can grow anything after anything as long as you prepare the soil well for the next crop. People talk about crop rotation, it doesn't have to happen that way, It grew big and leafy because you over fertilised. It probably bolted and flowered because you were growing it into hotter weather. It says here you can plant Sept to Nov. Depending on you temperatures I wouldn't be planting that time of the year unless you have quite cool weather into Xmas. General rule you plant winter harvesting crops late summer early autumn and summer harvesting crops after the cool/cold winter.

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05 Jan 21, Mark (USA - Zone 9b climate)

What is a good varietall of broccoli for zone 9b?

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